2005 Minnesota Statutes

     145B.07 Transfer of care. 

    If a living will is delivered to a physician or other 
 health care provider who transfers care of patients to other 
 health care providers, or if a living will is delivered to a 
 health care provider, including a health care facility or HMO 
 that delivers patient care through an arrangement with 
 individual providers, the physician or other health care 
 provider receiving a living will shall make reasonable efforts: 

    (1) to ensure that an agreement with the patient to comply 
 with the living will will be honored by others who provide 
 health care to that patient; or 

    (2) to identify and deliver the living will to the 
 individual providers and facilitate the declarant's discussion 
 with those individuals whose agreement to comply with the living 
 will is required. 

    HIST: 1989 c 3 s 7; 1991 c 148 s 6